Bo Nilso, network engineer at Saab Combitech, said: "There's nothing wrong with the idea of convergence but you would need to have a very high reliability if you are going to put voice on it as well. Despite the barriers, a survey of 400 users at...
Most players have agreed this year's event is all about the convergence of the communications and IT worlds. This year, Telecom 99 has been characterised by an emphasis on the Internet and mobile voice and Net services.
Paul Devine, Frost and Sullivan Telecoms Group industry analyst, said: "When we say 35 per cent of large European corporations that do not currently use IP VPNs said they are likely to implement an IP VPN during the next 12 months, it gives some...
If we told you voice and data convergence has arrived you may well say you've heard that before. The wider downturn and dot-com bust of the last two years have overshadowed the steady improvement in the technologies and integration that are...
According to figures from Senza Fili Consulting, the number of convergence subscribers will top 55 million by 2010, with 26 million of them living in the US. The convergence movement will also set the telcos' tills ringing, with revenues from...
At its simplest, the convergence argument states that running one network is cheaper than running two. Ben King looks at what's happened to the dream of convergence. Does this mean the business case for convergence doesn't stack up?